The Imitation of Christ - No. 6 The Imitation of Christ (De imitatione Christi) By Thomas à Kempis The 1st Book: Thoughts helpful in the life of the soul The 6th Chapter: Unbridled affections (Extracts …More
The Imitation of Christ - No. 6
The Imitation of Christ
(De imitatione Christi)
By Thomas à Kempis
The 1st Book:
Thoughts helpful in the life of the soul
The 6th Chapter:
Unbridled affections
(Extracts from the chapter)
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"Thomas à Kempis"
The Imitation of Christ
(De imitatione Christi)
By Thomas à Kempis
The 1st Book:
Thoughts helpful in the life of the soul
The 6th Chapter:
Unbridled affections
(Extracts from the chapter)
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More information:
Click on the name
"Thomas à Kempis"
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The complete sixth chapter:
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Unbridled affections
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WHEN a man desires a thing too much, he at once becomes ill at ease. A proud and avaricious man never rests, whereas he who is poor and humble of heart lives in a world of peace. An unmortified man is quickly tempted and overcome in small, trifling evils; his spirit is weak, in a measure carnal and inclined …More
The complete sixth chapter:
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Unbridled affections
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WHEN a man desires a thing too much, he at once becomes ill at ease. A proud and avaricious man never rests, whereas he who is poor and humble of heart lives in a world of peace. An unmortified man is quickly tempted and overcome in small, trifling evils; his spirit is weak, in a measure carnal and inclined to sensual things; he can hardly abstain from earthly desires. Hence it makes him sad to forego them; he is quick to anger if reproved. Yet if he satisfies his desires, remorse of conscience overwhelms him because he followed his passions and they did not lead to the peace he sought.
True peace of heart, then, is found in resisting passions, not in satisfying them. There is no peace in the carnal man, in the man given to vain attractions, but there is peace in the fervent and spiritual man.
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Unbridled affections
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WHEN a man desires a thing too much, he at once becomes ill at ease. A proud and avaricious man never rests, whereas he who is poor and humble of heart lives in a world of peace. An unmortified man is quickly tempted and overcome in small, trifling evils; his spirit is weak, in a measure carnal and inclined to sensual things; he can hardly abstain from earthly desires. Hence it makes him sad to forego them; he is quick to anger if reproved. Yet if he satisfies his desires, remorse of conscience overwhelms him because he followed his passions and they did not lead to the peace he sought.
True peace of heart, then, is found in resisting passions, not in satisfying them. There is no peace in the carnal man, in the man given to vain attractions, but there is peace in the fervent and spiritual man.